Xavier Gélin

Biography

Xavier Gélin (21 June 1946 – 2 July 1999) was a French actor and film producer, and son of French film star Daniel Gélin and actress-producer Danièle Delorme. Through his father, he was a half-brother of Fiona Gélin and Maria Schneider, also actresses. Gélin, a French actor and a mainstay of popular French cinema for more than three decades, died of cancer at the age of 53. He played supporting roles in more than 20 films, including Gerard Oury's 1973 comic hit "The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob" with Louis de Funes. He also starred in Claude Lelouche's "Adventure, It's Adventure" and "The Devil by the Tail" by Phillippe de Broca. Other hits include Claude Pinoteau's "The Slap" and "The Party-2." Source: Article "Xavier Gélin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Alexandre, general's son

Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob

Convertible driver

Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire

Paul

S*P*Y*S

Le mari

Vas-y maman

Xavier

La Gifle

Charly - le garagiste

Le diable par la queue

Gilles, Françoise's work colleague (uncredited)

La Boum 2

Gérard

La Maison de campagne

Zeller, un jeune réalisateur (uncredited)

Salut l'artiste

Théo Courant

Signé Furax

Daniel Massar, Lino's son

L'Aventure c'est l'aventure

Un jeune cadre

La Décharge

Antonio

Le juge

Un automobiliste

On peut le dire sans se fâcher

Le 2e flic

Absences répétées

The photograph

Macédoine

Michel Castagnier

Mise à sac

Friend

Les yeux de l'été

Patrick

Un enfant dans la ville

L'Ours et la Poupée